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percentage

per·cen·tage

UK/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ US/ˈpɚsɛnt(e)ɪd͡ʒ/ fairly common informal

noun

1.
2.

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

  • “he wanted his share in cash”
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Origin

From percent, from Latin per centum (“for every hundred”), + -age (suffix indicating a rate).

Phrases

  • baker's percentage
  • field goal percentage
  • free throw percentage
  • on-base percentage
  • percentage dice
  • percentage point
  • percentage rate
  • slugging percentage

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